Adjustable window-shade bracket.



F. M. DEFO E.

ADJUSTABLE WINDOW SHADE BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. s, 1911.

' "1 6,50 Patented May 14,1918.

FRANK M. nnron, or ORANGE, new annsnv.

ADJUSTABLE WINDOW-SHADE BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14., 1918.

Application filed September 5, 1917. Serial No. 189,796.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK MoCoLLUM Daron, acitizen of the United States, residing; at Orange, in the county ofEssex and State of New J erse have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Adjustable VVindow-Shade Brackets; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable. others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in adjustable window shadebrackets. v

The object of this invention is to provide a window shade bracketcapable of being readily and quickly adjusted to compensate for: windowshade rollers of various sizesso that they may be readily positionedtrans.- versely across the window frame.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a window shadebracket of this character which may be readily and quickly applied andsecured to the window frame, in such a manner as to be rigid thereon andby a slight adjustment of the screws permits the bracket to be adjustedto compensate for window shades of various sizes,

A still further object of this invention is to provide a window shadebracket which is so constructed as to permit the ready adjustment of thesame and to permit the same to be quickly placed in position andproperly positioned with relation to the window frame. A still furtherobject of this invention is to provide a window shaft bracket of thischaracter, which will be simple, practical and comparatively inexpensivein construction and one that can be manufactured and sold at a low cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fullydescribed and set forth in the claim hereto appended.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating my improvedwindow shade bracket,

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1,and

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral1 designates the bracket in itsentirety and it comprises a plurality of rods arranged in spaced pairsand each is designated by the numerals 2, 2 3, and 3-. The rods 2* and3* of each pair have their inner ends arranged in sliding overlappingengagement with one another as illustrated in Fig. 1.

A central rod supporting plate t comprises a. rectangular body havingits upper and lower ends offset laterally as at 5 and bent back uponitself as at 6 to provide rod receiving sockets 7 The terminals of thebent back portion terminate at a spaced distance apart and adjacent tothe longitudinal axis of the body of the plate 4, as illustrated in Fig.1 of the drawing. The body of the plate 4 is provided centrally with anopening 8 through which is adapted to extend a screw 9, which screw isadapted to be embedded in the wall of the window frame and rigidlysupports the rods 2 and 2 and 3 and 3" in their adjusted position withinthe rod supporting plate a as illustrated.

A pair of clamp plates 10, comprising rectangular bodies have theirlower ends rolled back upon themselves to provide barrels l2 and theirupper ends offset laterally as at 13 to provide a substantiallysemi-circular barrel 1 1. The bodies of the plates 10 are provided withcentral openings 15 through which is adapted to extend a screw or othersuitable fastening member 16 for securing the clamping plates 10 to thewindow frame or other support upon which the bracket is adapted to besecured. The barrels 12 of the plates 10 are adapted to slidably receivethe outer ends of the rods 2* and 3 while the semi-circular barrels 14:are firmly clamped against the rods 2 and 3 respectively. Thus it can beseen that the rods will be rigidly supported in place to the windowframe by virtue of the clamping plates 10 and central rod supportingplate 4 through the medium of the screws9 and 16 respectively.

Shade supporting members 17 are secured to the outer ends of each pairof rods 2 and 3 respectively. Each shade supporting member comprises arectangular bodyplate 18 having its upper and lower ends rolled backupon themselves as at 19 to provide barrels in which the outer ends ofthe rods 2, 2 3 and 8 respectively are adapted to be fitted. The outerside edge of each plate is extended and bent at right angles thereto asat 20 and terminates into a circular enlargement One circularenlargement of one plate 17 is provided with a central opening 22adapted to receive the round pintle on one end of the shade roller whilethe opposite circular enlargement 21 of the other member 17 is providedwith an inclined slot 23 adapted to receive the squared pintle on theopposite end of the shade roller to permit the same to readily windwithin the shade supporting members when positioned therein. The plate17 having the inclined slot 23 therein has the upper edge of the rearwall of the slot projecting forwardly to provide a stop or abutment forpreventing I the squared pintle of the shade roller from leaving saidslot, thereby obviating the danger of the roller becoming unwound.

It will be apparent that the construction described permits the rods tobe readily adjusted to fit window frames of various sizes by theloosening of the screws 9 and 16 respectively, the rods are thenadjusted to their desired position and the screws 9 and 16 retightenedand the device is ready for use, it being only necessary to place awindow shade roller in the members 17.

What is claimed is An adjustable window shade bracket comprising aplurality of rods arranged in spaced pairs, the rods of each pair havingtheir inner ends in sliding overlapping engagement with one another, arod supporting plate slidably and adjustably mounted over the overlappedends of the rods, means for securing the plates to the rods and to awindow frame, clamping plates slidably and adj ustably mounted on therods adj aoent the outer ends thereof, means for securing the clampingplates to the rods and a support, and window shade roller supportingmembers secured to the outer ends of each pair of rods, as and for thepurpose specified.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK M. DEFOE. lVitnesses:

CHARLES H. Monrsorv, M. HERBERT SIMMONS.

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